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Drake · 02-06-2008, 08:22 AM

I'm not for increasing taxes nor for a war that has to be paid for. If the tax is to pay for the war (instead of merely redistributing the wealth), I say fine, since it effects people who can actually pay it (you're at the 98th percentile of income earners if you earn $200k+ per year). The middle-class cannot afford to pay it since they're already struggling.

Which brings us to the stimulus package. We're a credit based society. People are in enormous debt. How is giving everybody $600 going to make things better? People aren't going to save and invest that money. They're going to spend it and increase their debt even further. It may bring some brief economic activity, but that's not economic growth - and economic growth makes a healthy economy.

02-06-2008, 08:22 AM
Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	I'm not for increasing taxes nor for a war that has to be paid for. If the tax is to pay for the war (instead of merely redistributing the wealth), I say fine, since it effects people who can actually pay it (you're at the 98th percentile of income earners if you earn $200k+ per year). The middle-class cannot afford to pay it since they're already struggling. Which brings us to the stimulus package. We're a credit based society. People are in enormous debt. How is giving everybody $600 going to make things better? People aren't going to save and invest that money. They're going to spend it and increase their debt even further. It may bring some brief economic activity, but that's not economic growth - and economic growth makes a healthy economy.